[lbo-talk] Contradictions of contemporary working class consciousness

[Chuck Grimes]

Easier said than done. What actions would you concretely advise the SEIU and 
ATU to be taking beyond what they're doing in the current situation?

Marv Gandall

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No comrade it is a matter of what is to be done. And the answer is to start 
thinking like a socialist instead of a capitalist. Concretely, how about 
restructuring the union along membership friendly lines bottom up instead of 
top down. And then start restructuring how benefit packages are managed so 
that at least some money and resources can be more directly socialized.

Think of it as a training and demonstration project. For example, healthcare 
workers are the healthcare system, right? So they have no problem designing 
and running a street line health clinics would they? I can assure you the 
answer is no they would have no problem doing that since they do that for 
capital. So how about doing that for themselves, the union, and some sector 
of the under served communities that surround us? Thinking socialism is not 
hard to accomplish, all it needs is the mere concrete suggestion...

CG